KanKing Fm., YinGan, KePin Co., XinJiang Prov., China: Caradoc, China

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Protocycloceroides sp.
Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae
Lophospira sp. Whitfield 1886
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Ophiletidae
Ecculiomphalus sp. Portlock 1843
Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae
Straparollus sp. de Montfort 1810
Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Oncoceratidae
Cyrtorizoceras sp. Hyatt 1900
Richardsonoceras sp. Foerste 1932
Cephalopoda - Tarphycerida - Trocholitidae
Trocholites sp. Conrad 1838
Discoceras sp. Barrande 1867
Cephalopoda - Lituitida - Lituitidae
Cyclolituites sp. Remelé 1886
Trilacinoceras sp. Sweet 1958
Cephalopoda - Orthocerida - Orthoceratidae
Michelinoceras sp. Foerste 1932
Ctenoceras sp. Noetling 1884
Sinoceras sp. Shimizu et al. 1935
Agnostida - Metagnostidae
Trinodus sp. M'Coy 1846
Geragnostus sp. Howell 1935
Trilobita - Asaphida - Asaphidae
Isotelus sp. Dekay 1824
Birmanites sp. Sheng 1934
Trilobita - Asaphida - Nileidae
Nileus sp. Dalman 1827
Trilobita - Asaphida - Cyclopygidae
Cyclopyge sp. Hawle and Corda 1847
Microparia sp. Hawle and Corda 1847
Trilobita - Trinucleida - Raphiophoridae
Lonchodomas sp. Angelin 1854
Trilobita - Trinucleida - Dionididae
Dionide sp. Barrande 1847
Trilobita - Corynexochida - Illaenidae
Illaenus sp. Dalman 1827
Trilobita - Phacopida - Cheiruridae
Actinopeltis sp. Hawle and Corda 1847
Stubblefieldia sp. Prantl and Pribyl 1947
Trilobita - Phacopida - Pliomeridae
Hammatocnemis sp. Kielan 1960
synonym of Ovalocephalus
see common names

Geography
Country:China State/province:XinJiang County:KePin
Coordinates: 41.0° North, 79.0° East (view map)
Paleocoordinates:32.9° South, 114.4° East
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:local area
Time
Period:Ordovician Epoch:Late/Upper Ordovician
10 m.y. bin:Ordovician 4-5
*Period:Late/Upper Ordovician *Epoch:Early/Lower Caradoc
Key time interval:Caradoc
Age range of interval:458.40000 - 449.60000 m.y. ago
* legacy (obsolete) database fields
Stratigraphy
Formation:KanKing
Stratigraphic resolution:formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:concretionary,gray,red or brown argillaceous "limestone"
Lithology description: Purplish-red nodular muddy limestone and gray muddy limestone
Environment:marine indet.
Taphonomy
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Collection excludes:species names
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Database number:20802
Authorizer:A. Miller Enterer:P. Novack-Gottshall
Modifier:P. Novack-Gottshall Research group:marine invertebrate
Created:2002-06-07 07:47:15 Last modified:2002-06-07 10:47:15
Access level:the public Released:2002-06-07 07:47:15
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

3862. Y. S. Zhang. 1981. Stratigraphic table of northwestern region of China: XinJiang Province part. Geological Publishing House, Beijing, China (Original source resides with A. Miller) [A. Miller/P. Novack-Gottshall]